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Inbunden, Svenska, 2022, 6-9 år
150 kr
2 böcker i 1: steg-för-steg-instruktioner och utbytbart ritblock
Kan du rita ett sjörövarskepp? Eller en giraff? En enhörning i ett rymdskepp då? Klart du kan. Du kan rita vad som helst!Rita vad som helst, när som helst, var som helst.Den här boken innehåller över 100 steg-för-steg-instruktioner, plus ett utbytbart ritblock för otaliga timmars skapande.
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Häftad, Engelska, 2015
131 kr
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What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization?When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq in 2003, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics were failing. The allied forces had a huge advantage in numbers, equipment and training - but none of the enemy's speed and flexibility.McChrystal and his colleagues discarded a century of conventional wisdom to create a 'team of teams' that combined extremely transparent communication with decentralized decision-making authority. Faster, flatter and more flexible, the task force beat back al-Qaeda.In this powerful book, McChrystal and his colleagues show how the challenges they faced in Iraq can be relevant to any leader. Through compelling examples, the authors demonstrate that the 'team of teams' strategy has worked everywhere from hospital emergency rooms to NASA and has the potential to transform organizations large and small.'A bold argument that leaders can help teams become greater than the sum of their parts' Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit'An indispensable guide to organizational change' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs
Inbunden, Svenska, 2024
237 kr
I Kim Stanley Robinsons cli-fi-roman från 2020, Framtidsministeriet, prövar han möjligheten till en positiv utgång på världens klimatproblematik. Det är en påläst och verklig skildring av de ofta mörka moraliska frågor vi behöver leva oss in i för att kunna vända utvecklingen.
Historien tar sin början vid en klimatkonferens i Bogota 2025, där 189 länder tillsammans formar en ny institution Framtidsministeriet, som ska företräda kommande generationers medborgare. Redan några månader senare ställs organisationen på prov efter en extrem värmebölja nära Indiens gräns mot Nepal. Katastrofen resulterar i miljontals döda och får politiska och ekonomiska följder världen över.
Men sakta men säkert sätts ett slags samhällsomvälvande maskineri i rullning. Läsaren får följa ett långsamt men ihärdigt förändringsarbete, som leder oss bort från användningen av fossila bränslen och överkonsumtion, och så småningom mot en större social och global rättvisa. Det är en process där våldet och ekoterroristernas agerande trots att det sker i berättelsens fond, har en avgörande betydelse för att tända gnistan.
Robinsons roman är idag redan en klassiker och måste-läsning för den känslomässiga förberedelse vi behöver för att gå vidare och inte minst för hoppet om vår gemensamma framtid.
"Robinsons bok behandlar ekoterrorism, storskalig manipulering av jordens klimat (geoengineering), asymmetrisk krigföring, ekologiskt jordbruk och penningpolitik. Den handlar om våld, makt, pengar. Det är oerhört befriande. (...) Men den bär en enorm rikedom av kunskap om ekonomi, politik, teknik och mänsklig psykologi. Den är krass och ofta rolig. Den är realistisk och därmed nattsvart. Den är hoppfull och visionär. (...) det är den viktigaste bok jag läst i år." Aftonbladet, Karin Pettersson
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"Om litteraturen har något berättigande i en allt varmare värld är det Robinson som visar vägen: den socialistiska klimatromanen är äntligen här." Aftonbladet, Andreas Malm
"Greppet att likställa naturkatastroferna med mänskliga våldsdåd och terrorattacker är effektfullt. Men mitt i misären finns det också en hoppfullhet i det arbete som krävs, och i romanen görs, för att rädda det som finns kvar av jorden och mänskligheten. Robinsons roman är relevant medryckande, och trots sitt omfång förvånansvärt tillgänglig." BTJ, Martin Dahlén
"en hoppingivande idéroman om modet att vara optimistisk. (...) Boken, som sträcker sig över flera decennier, kryllar av dylika mänskliga berättelser som tillsammans bildar ett kollektivt lapptäcke om ett liv i positiv förändring. 'Samhället finns inte', sa Margaret Thatcher. 'Framtidsministeriet' visar att Järnladyn hade fått saker om bakfoten." Göteborgs-Posten, Oscar Westerholm
"När en roman är sexhundra sidor lång frågar man sig gärna om längden är motiverad. Här är svaret faktiskt ja. (...) Kanske är det också kittlingen i att ändå välja hopp som trots allt gör Framtidsministeriet till nödvändig läsning." SvD, Per Klingberg
"en modern klassiker inom klimatfiktionen (...). Det rör sig alltså om en bildande roman, med ett kalejdoskop av olika perspektiv på jordens framtid. Ändå är den inte svårläst, särskilt inte i Nika Abiris lättdruckna översättning - en bragd med tanke på romanens längd och myllret av fackuttryck." Aftonbladet, Jerry Määttä
"Klimatforskningens byråkrater möter eko-terrorism i denna moderna Cli-Fi-roman. Tung läsning. Men väl värd att ta sig igenom." Bokboxen, Årets bästa böcker 2024, Johan Zillén
"det inledande kapitlet (är) ett slag i magen (...). Den här tegelstenen, som berättas ur flera människors perspektiv, är både en hoppfull idéroman och en väldigt konkret skildring av åtgärder som faktiskt skulle kunna bromsa in klimatkrisen." Bokmässans programchef Oskar Ekström, tre favoriter ur 2024 års utgivning
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
254 kr
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Blocking out, turning a blind eye, shutting off, not wanting to know, wearing blinkers, seeing what we want to see ... these are all expressions of 'denial'. Alcoholics who refuse to recognize their condition, people who brush aside suspicions of their partner's infidelity, the wife who doesn't notice that her husband is abusing their daughter - are supposedly 'in denial'. Governments deny their responsibility for atrocities, and plan them to achieve 'maximum deniability'. Truth Commissions try to overcome the suppression and denial of past horrors. Bystander nations deny their responsibility to intervene. Do these phenomena have anything in common? When we deny, are we aware of what we are doing or is this an unconscious defence mechanism to protect us from unwelcome truths? Can there be cultures of denial? How do organizations like Amnesty and Oxfam try to overcome the public's apparent indifference to distant suffering and cruelty? Is denial always so bad - or do we need positive illusions to retain our sanity?States of Denial is the first comprehensive study of both the personal and political ways in which uncomfortable realities are avoided and evaded. It ranges from clinical studies of depression, to media images of suffering, to explanations of the 'passive bystander' and 'compassion fatigue'. The book shows how organized atrocities - the Holocaust and other genocides, torture, and political massacres - are denied by perpetrators and by bystanders, those who stand by and do nothing.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
169 kr
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The first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson’s massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy. ‘The ultimate in future history’ Daily MailMars – the barren, forbidding planet that epitomises mankind’s dreams of space conquest.From the first pioneers who looked back at Earth and saw a small blue star, to the first colonists – hand-picked scientists with the skills necessary to create life from cold desert – Red Mars is the story of a new genesis.It is also the story of how Man must struggle against his own self-destructive mechanisms to achieve his dreams: before he even sets foot on the red planet, factions are forming, tensions are rising and violence is brewing… for civilization can be very uncivilized.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
122 kr
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. For Stanley and foodie fans, this is the perfect, irresistible gift.Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and his legendary Negronis, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around he table. In Searching For Italy, he revealed his passion for the secrets and delights of the country's many cuisines. Now, he shares the magic of a lifetime of meals, and the stories behind them.Filled with anecdotes about growing up, shooting foodie films like Julie & Julia, falling in love across the table, and making dinner for his family, Taste is a reflection on the joys of food and life itself. Through five-star meals and burnt dishes, and from the good times to the bad, each morsel of this gastronomic journey is as heartfelt and delicious as the last.'It's impossible to read this without becoming ravenous!' Nigella Lawson'Superb ... Establishes Tucci as one of the wisest and most generous personalities of our time' Daily Mail'The man, the myth, The Devil Wears Prada legend Stanley Tucci has blessed our hungry souls with a food memoir ... Prepare to feel bereaved when it's over' Evening StandardNumber 1 Sunday Times bestseller, December 2022
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
142 kr
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'What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology' - Tom Hanks'Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever' - GuardianOur voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our destination. A new home. Aurora.Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.'An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch' SFX'Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative' Scientific American'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats' Sunday TimesNovels by Kim Stanley Robinson:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockAntarcticaThe Years of Rice and SaltGalileo's Dream2312ShamanAuroraNew York 2140Red Moon
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
122 kr
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - DISCOVER THE MOUTHWATERING FOLLOW-UP TO HIS BESTSELLING MEMOIR, TASTE‘Sharing food is one of the purest human acts'Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime.In What I Ate in One Year, Tucci records twelve months of eating, in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself.___________________________________________________________'A hugely entertaining glimpse into a well-lived life full of fun, food, family, travel, work, passions and love. I adored every page' Dolly Alderton'This is a man who knows both how to eat and how to live' Guardian‘Everyone wants to spend a day and share a meal with Stanley Tucci and this is the perfect way to do it … A true joy’ Ina Garten‘Tucci's wit is dry as a martini; his observations as sharp as lemon tart’ Elizabeth DayStanley Tucci, Prime Time Emmy Winner 2023 and Sunday Times bestseller, March 2023
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
167 kr
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Häftad, Svenska, 2012
239 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2021
137 kr
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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR 'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' Ezra Klein, Vox 'A great read' Bill GatesThe Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis.'A novel that presents a rousing vision of how we might unite to overcome the greatest challenge of our time' TED.com'A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity' Booklist (starred review)'Gutsy, humane . . . a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'A sweeping epic about climate change and humanity's efforts to try and turn the tide before it's too late' Polygon (Best of the Year)'Steely, visionary optimism' Guardian
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
117 kr
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From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the authoritarian right's attacks to undo a century of work to advance social justice action on race, gender, sexuality and class.Combining historical research with an in-depth analysis of our modern political landscape, Erasing History issues a dire warning for the world: the worst fascist movements of humanity's past began in schools; the same place so many of today's right-wing political parties have trained their most vicious attacks.Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vladimir Putin, Turkey's Recip Erdogan, and Argentina's Javier Milei have all reached the same conclusion: if you want to roll back the clock on civil rights, equity and inclusion, a great place to start is in schools.Yale professor Jason Stanley exposes the true danger of the right's tactics and traces their inspirations and funding back to some of the most dangerous ideas of human history. He shows that hearts and minds are won in our schools and universities - and that governments are currently ill-prepared to do the work of uprooting fascist policies being foisted upon our children through school boards, in courtrooms, and in the boardrooms of the organisations trusted to train teachers and create the materials they'll share with their students.Deeply informed and urgently needed, this book is a vibrant call to action for lovers of democracy worldwide.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
169 kr
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The final novel in Kim Stanley Robinson’s massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy. ‘The ultimate in future history’ Daily MailMars has grown upIt is fully terraformed – genetically engineered plants and animals live by newly built canals and young but stormy seas.It is politically independent. A brave and buzzing new world. Most of the First Hundred have died. Those that remain are like walking myths to Martian youth.Earth has grown too muchChronic overpopulation, bitter nationalism, scarce resources. For too many Terrans, Mars is a mocking utopia. A dream to live for, fight for… perhaps even die for.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
168 kr
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The second novel in Kim Stanley Robinson’s massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy. ‘The ultimate in future history’ Daily MailMars can be plundered – for the benefit of a ravaged Earth. It can be terraformed to suit Man’s needs – frozen lakes form, lichen grows, the atmosphere slowly becomes breathable. But most importantly, Mars can be owned. On Earth, countries are bought and sold by the transnationals. Why not Mars too?Man’s dream is underway, but so is his greatest test. The survivors of the First Hundred – Hiroko, Nadia, Maya and Simon among them – know that technology alone is not enough. Trust and co-operation are need to create a new world – but these qualities are as thin on the ground as the air they breathe.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
176 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2013
142 kr
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'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats . . . fans of the Mars books will delight in this novel; new readers will be astonished by the depth, breadth and power of Robinson's invention' - SUNDAY TIMES'Polymathic, visionary brilliance' - FINANCIAL TIMESWinner of the 2013 Nebula Award for Best NovelThe year is 2312. Scientific advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer our only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system, on moons, planets and in between. But in 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront our past, present and future. The first event takes place on Mercury, in the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. For Swan Er Hong, it will change her life. Once a designer of worlds, now Swan will be led into a plot to destroy them. 2312 is a bold vision of humanity's future and a compelling portrait of those individuals who will shape its events.Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockAntarcticaThe Years of Rice and SaltGalileo's Dream2312ShamanAuroraNew York 2140Red Moon
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
132 kr
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** THE PERFECT SUMMER READ FOR FANS OF ONE DAY AND NORMAL PEOPLE **Discover the joyful, funny love story everyone is falling forA NATALIE PORTMAN'S BOOK CLUB PICK'A MUST-READ . . . LIKE ONE DAY AND NORMAL PEOPLE' THE TIMES'FUNNY, SMART AND MEMORABLE . . . A DELIGHTFUL NOVEL' NEW YORK TIMES'AS WARM AS A DAVID NICHOLLS NOVEL' STYLIST'A BRILLIANT BOOK THAT HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, BOOK OF THE MONTH'THIS BOOK IS PERFECTION' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE'A DELIGHTFULLY GROUNDED ROMANCE AND A TREASURE . . . VERY HUMAN' GUARDIAN'CHARMING . . . WITH QUIET INGENUITY AND COMPASSION' OBSERVER'A DEEPLY ENJOYABLE MIX OF ROMANCE, SOCIAL COMEDY AND POLITICAL SATIRE' SUNDAY TIMES'I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END' LIANE MORIARTY, internationally bestselling author of BIG LITTLE LIES'CLEVER, JOYFUL AND SO FUNNY' NINA STIBBE, author of LOVE, NINA'DEEPLY APPEALING AND WINNING' MEG WOLITZER, New York Times bestselling author of THE INTERESTINGSWhat happens when you find love, but life gets in the way?When Coralie arrives in London in 2013, she’s ready for a change. Then she meets Adam: clever, witty and very slightly taller than the average British male, with a charming four-year-old daughter in tow.Over the next decade, they weather the glorious chaos of small children, school runs, and the minor warfare of a kitchen renovation – all against the surreal theatre of British politics.But when they resurface, something is missing from the life Coralie and Adam have built.Or maybe, having gained everything she dreamed of, Coralie has lost something she once had: herself.***'Sweet and tender' PANDORA SYKES'Ringingly original and just absurdly good' CATHERINE NEWMAN, New York Times bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS'I'm annoyed I didn't write this book myself' MADELEINE GRAY, author of GREEN DOT‘So astonishingly clever, but with a core of love. I adored it’ DAISY BUCHANAN, author of INSATIABLE‘Oh, how I loved and empathised with Coralie!’ JENNIE GODFREY, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS'So well-drawn it was like peering through someone’s kitchen window' CLAIRE DAVERLEY, author of TALKING AT NIGHTREADERS LOVE CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED . . . ‘I predict this will be the book of the summer’ *****‘So much more than a romance. Delightful, refreshing and thoughtful’ *****‘Funny, insightful and thoroughly enjoyable’ *****‘Exceeded my expectations and lifted me out of a real reading rut’ *****‘The kind of book you want to share with everyone’ *****‘An engaging and thought-provoking book about the messiness of love, the complications of family life, and the quiet losses that often go unnoticed until it’s too late’ *****
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
398 kr
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Iran was home to some of the greatest civilizations of both the ancient and medieval worlds, but these achievements are now little known outside the country. Epic Iran brings together 250 fascinating objects and images to cast a rare light on 5,000 years of history, showing how civilized life emerged in Iran around 3,200 BC, and how a distinctive Iranian identity, formed 2,500 years ago, has survived until today, expressed through artistic continuities, religious affiliations and the Persian language.Lavishly illustrated, this magnificent and important book encompasses metalwork, ceramics, glass, illustrated manuscripts, textiles, carpets, oil paintings, drawings and photographs from collections around the world. It brings treasures from the ancient and Islamic worlds together with the work of contemporary artists and makers, demonstrating the rich legacy that still influences many modern-day practitioners.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
259 kr
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WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD • The bestselling author of the Mars trilogy boldly reimagines the past seven hundred years in this “exceptional and engrossing” (New York Post) saga, constructing a world vastly different from the one we know. . . “A thoughtful, magisterial alternate history from one of science fiction’s most important writers.”—The New York Times Book ReviewIt is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur—the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe’s population was destroyed. But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? The Years of Rice and Salt is a look at the history that could have been—one that stretches across centuries, sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, and spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation.Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, inventors and exiles, renowned storyteller Kim Stanley Robinson navigates a world where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions, while Christianity is a mere historical footnote. Probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, power—and even love—in this bold new world.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
329 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
299 kr
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THE DEBUT COOKBOOK FROM THE AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, STANLEY TUCCIThere is some truth to the old adage, 'Most of the world eats to live, but Italians live to eat.'What is it about a good Italian supper that feels like home, no matter where you come from? Heaped plates of steaming pasta...crisp fresh vegetables...simple hearty soups...sumptuous stuffed meats...all punctuated with luscious, warm confections. For acclaimed actor Stanley Tucci, teasing our taste buds in classic foodie films such as Big Night and Julie & Julia was a logical progression from a childhood filled with innovative homemade Italian meals: decadent Venetian Seafood Salad; rich and gratifying Lasagne Made with Polenta and Gorgonzola Cheese; spicy Spaghetti with Tomato and Tuna; delicate Pork Fillet with Fennel and Rosemary; fruity Roast Duck with Fresh Figs; flavourful Baked Whole Fish in an Aromatic Salt Crust; savoury Aubergine and Courgette Casserole with Potatoes; buttery Plum and Polenta Cake; and yes, of course, the legendary Timpano. Featuring nearly 200 irresistible recipes, perfectly paired with delicious wines, The Tucci Cookbook is brimming with robust flavours, beloved Italian traditions, mouthwatering photographs and engaging, previously untold stories from the family's kitchen. Buon appetito!
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
261 kr
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of Team of Teams and My Share of the Task, reflections on character, and who we choose to be. “Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.” —Thomas PaineHow to measure a life? After a career of service, retired four-star general Stanley McChrystal had much to contemplate. He pondered his successes and failures, his beliefs and aspirations, and asked himself, Who am I, really? And more importantly, who have I become? When I die, how will I be measured?In the end, McChrystal came to a conclusion as simple as it was profound: the reality of who we are cannot be recorded in dates or accomplishments. It is found in our character—the most accurate, and last full measure, of who we choose to be.On Character offers McChrystal’s blueprint for living with purpose and integrity, challenging us to examine not just our deeds but who we become through them. Drawing from a lifetime of experience, he distills profound insights on setting and meeting standards, aligning actions with beliefs, and offers practical advice on overcoming obstacles and pursuing self-improvement.According to McChrystal, character is not a trait inherited at birth, nor does it automatically come from education, position, or experience. Character, instead, comes down to a succession of choices, most mundane, several momentous, that reveal the deep truth of our capacity for virtue.In an era where understanding and upholding our ideals is more crucial than ever, On Character offers an inspiring roadmap for personal growth and integrity—a call to become our best selves, both as individuals and as Americans.
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
247 kr
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The Great Plague destroyed Europe. Now the world’s a different place … From the award-winning author of the Mars trilogy, ‘the ultimate in future history’ (Daily Mail), comes the most ambitious alternate history novel ever written.As Bold Bardash, a horseman in the army of Temur the Lame, rides west across the steppe and on to the Magyar Plain, he comes across a town in which everyone lies dead. Long dead. Plague has struck Europe. Kali’s black blanket has fallen over the lands of the West and nothing will ever be the same again.Into this empty land pour the opportunists: the merchants, slavers and warlords. The Chinese cross the oceans in their huge fleets; the Arabs traverse the deserts by camel and mule and the mediterranean by dhow. The last Europeans are killed or enslaved – consigned to the seraglios of the sultans. So die the ancestors of Da Vinci and Copernicus; Columbus and Machiavelli; the Spanish Inquisition and the Conquistators; Shakespeare, Newton and the Pilgrim Fathers; Einstein and Hitler. And the world becomes a different place.In this extraordinarily ambitious, poetic and powerful novel, Kim Stanley Robinson takes us on a journey through seven hundred years of history as it never was, but might have been.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
279 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
249 kr
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"Why aren't I as wealthy as I should be?" Many people ask this question of themselves all the time. Often they are hard-working, well educated middle- to high-income people. Why, then, are so few affluent. For nearly two decades the answer has been found in the bestselling The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy, reissued with a new foreword for the twenty-first century. According to the authors, most people have it all wrong about how you become wealthy in America. Wealth in America is more often the result of hard work, diligent savings, and living below your means than it is about inheritance, advance degrees, and even intelligence. The Millionaire Next Door identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. You will learn, for example, that millionaires bargain shop for used cars, pay a tiny fraction of their wealth in income tax, raise children who are often unaware of their family's wealth until they are adults, and, above all, reject the big-spending lifestyles most of us associate with rich people. In fact, you will learn that the flashy millionaires glamorized in the media represent only a tiny minority of America's rich. Most of the truly wealthy in this country don't live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue-they live next door.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
297 kr
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*A NEW YORK TIMES PICK FOR TOP 22 NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL!*A Navajo Ranger’s chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal and unexplained in NavajolandAs a Native American with parents of both Navajo and Cherokee descent, Stanley Milford Jr. grew up in a world where the supernatural was both expected and taboo, where shapeshifters roamed, witchcraft was a thing to be feared, and children were taught not to whistle at night. In his youth, Milford never went looking for the paranormal, but it always seemed to find him. When he joined the fabled Navajo Rangers—a law enforcement branch of the Navajo Nation who are equal parts police officers, archeological conservationists, and historians—the paranormal became part of his job. Alongside addressing the mundane duties of overseeing the massive 27,000-square-mile reservation, Milford was assigned to utterly bizarre and shockingly frequent cases involving mysterious livestock mutilations, skinwalker and Bigfoot sightings, UFOs, and malicious hauntings.In The Paranormal Ranger, Milford recounts the stories of these cases from the clinical and deductive perspective of a law enforcement officer. Milford’s Native American worldview and investigative training collide to provide an eerie account of what logic dictates should not be possible.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
351 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
309 kr
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'Richly documented and convincingly presented' -- New SocietyMods and Rockers, skinheads, video nasties, designer drugs, bogus asylum seeks and hoodies. Every era has its own moral panics. It was Stanley Cohen’s classic account, first published in the early 1970s and regularly revised, that brought the term ‘moral panic’ into widespread discussion. It is an outstanding investigation of the way in which the media and often those in a position of political power define a condition, or group, as a threat to societal values and interests. Fanned by screaming media headlines, Cohen brilliantly demonstrates how this leads to such groups being marginalised and vilified in the popular imagination, inhibiting rational debate about solutions to the social problems such groups represent. Furthermore, he argues that moral panics go even further by identifying the very fault lines of power in society.Full of sharp insight and analysis, Folk Devils and Moral Panics is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand this powerful and enduring phenomenon. Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He received the Sellin-Glueck Award of the American Society of Criminology (1985) and is on the Board of the International Council on Human Rights. He is a member of the British Academy.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
326 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2017
259 kr
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